What color is #C2B8A3?

#C2B8A3 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Forgotten Tusk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2B8A3?

The RGB value is 194, 184, 163: 194 red, 184 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2B8A3?

The complementary color is #A3ADC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2B8A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2B8A3 color

#C2B8A3 rgb(194, 184, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C2B8A3 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 72.2% green and 63.9% blue (194, 184, 163).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 20% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 16% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Tusk (#C4BBA5), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.68:1).

#C2B8A3 color codes

HEX	`#C2B8A3`
RGB	`rgb(194, 184, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 72.2%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 20%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 16%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 16%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.07, 0, 11.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.07, 11.94, 89.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.999, 48.395, 41.561)`
Decimal	`12761251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2B8A3, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C2B8A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2B8A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C2B8A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2b8a3; }
.text { color: #c2b8a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2b8a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 184 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2b8a3, #bdc2a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #C2B8A3?: #C2B8A3 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Forgotten Tusk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2B8A3?: The RGB value is 194, 184, 163: 194 red, 184 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2B8A3?: The complementary color is #A3ADC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2B8A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.